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POV05: People in Families by Relationship to Householder, Age of Householder, Number of Related Children Present, and Family Structure: 2008

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2009 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

(Numbers in thousands)

  People in families (total) (2) People in married-couple families (11) People in families with a male householder, no wife present People in families with a female householder, no husband present
All income levels Below 600% of poverty (5) Percentage below 600% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 600% of poverty (5) Percentage below 600% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 600% of poverty (5) Percentage below 600% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 600% of poverty (5) Percentage below 600% of poverty (6)

Black A.O.I.C.
 
People in families, total (2) 		32,818 30,016 91.5 15,955 13,658 85.6 2,530 2,380 94.1 14,332 13,978 97.5
 
Householder 		9,625 8,659 90.0 4,530 3,731 82.4 840 791 94.1 4,254 4,137 97.2
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 4,447 3,704 83.3 4,447 3,704 83.3 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 12,201 11,656 95.5 4,929 4,494 91.2 761 732 96.2 6,512 6,430 98.7
  Related children under 6 years 4,161 3,970 95.4 1,650 1,504 91.2 273 262 96.1 2,239 2,203 98.4
  Related children 6 to 17 years 8,040 7,686 95.6 3,279 2,989 91.2 488 470 96.3 4,273 4,227 98.9
Own children 18 years and over (15) 4,253 3,862 90.8 1,663 1,386 83.4 262 233 89.0 2,328 2,242 96.3
Other relatives 2,292 2,135 93.2 386 343 88.8 667 624 93.6 1,238 1,168 94.3

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		32,818 30,016 91.5 15,955 13,658 85.6 2,530 2,380 94.1 14,332 13,978 97.5
  Under 18 years 133 133 100.0 0 0 (X) 52 52 (B) 81 81 100.0
  18 to 24 years 1,861 1,798 96.6 272 254 93.5 414 396 95.6 1,175 1,148 97.7
  25 to 34 years 7,159 6,797 94.9 2,856 2,587 90.6 519 487 93.8 3,783 3,723 98.4
  35 to 44 years 8,794 8,203 93.3 4,408 3,890 88.2 576 557 96.8 3,810 3,756 98.6
  45 to 54 years 7,408 6,514 87.9 4,283 3,525 82.3 468 435 92.8 2,658 2,554 96.1
  55 to 64 years 4,167 3,524 84.6 2,483 1,938 78.0 301 261 86.6 1,383 1,325 95.8
  65 years and over 3,296 3,048 92.5 1,653 1,464 88.5 200 193 96.7 1,443 1,391 96.4

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		9,584 8,041 83.9 5,541 4,288 77.4 1,043 950 91.1 3,000 2,804 93.5
  Under 18 years 22 22 (B) 0 0 (X) 7 7 (B) 16 16 (B)
  18 to 24 years 333 295 88.6 55 43 (B) 178 159 89.7 100 92 92.2
  25 to 34 years 600 452 75.4 338 228 67.3 159 138 86.4 103 87 85.0
  35 to 44 years 1,169 1,004 85.8 541 408 75.6 199 191 96.1 430 404 94.0
  45 to 54 years 2,670 2,193 82.1 1,639 1,241 75.7 199 185 93.0 832 766 92.1
  55 to 64 years 2,484 1,986 80.0 1,637 1,205 73.6 169 142 83.9 678 639 94.3
  65 years and over 2,305 2,089 90.6 1,331 1,162 87.3 132 128 96.9 842 799 94.9

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		23,234 21,975 94.6 10,414 9,370 90.0 1,488 1,430 96.1 11,333 11,174 98.6
  Under 18 years 110 110 100.0 0 0 (X) 45 45 (B) 65 65 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,528 1,503 98.3 217 211 97.2 237 237 100.0 1,075 1,055 98.2
  25 to 34 years 6,559 6,344 96.7 2,518 2,360 93.7 360 350 97.0 3,681 3,635 98.8
  35 to 44 years 7,625 7,199 94.4 3,868 3,481 90.0 377 366 97.1 3,380 3,352 99.2
  45 to 54 years 4,738 4,321 91.2 2,643 2,284 86.4 269 249 92.6 1,826 1,788 97.9
  55 to 64 years 1,683 1,537 91.4 846 733 86.6 132 119 89.9 705 686 97.3
  65 years and over 991 959 96.8 322 302 93.9 68 65 (B) 601 592 98.4

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		7,798 7,157 91.8 3,245 2,699 83.2 703 676 96.3 3,850 3,781 98.2
  Under 18 years 54 54 (B) 0 0 (X) 22 22 (B) 32 32 (B)
  18 to 24 years 690 683 99.1 74 68 (B) 139 139 100.0 477 477 99.9
  25 to 34 years 1,542 1,435 93.0 605 511 84.4 186 184 99.0 751 740 98.5
  35 to 44 years 1,951 1,789 91.7 774 638 82.5 130 123 94.3 1,046 1,028 98.3
  45 to 54 years 2,221 1,952 87.9 1,154 923 80.0 135 120 89.4 932 908 97.4
  55 to 64 years 853 776 91.0 446 376 84.4 51 51 (B) 356 349 98.1
  65 years and over 487 467 95.9 192 183 95.5 40 37 (B) 255 247 96.6

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		15,436 14,818 96.0 7,169 6,671 93.1 785 754 96.0 7,482 7,393 98.8
  Under 18 years 56 56 (B) 0 0 (X) 23 23 (B) 33 33 (B)
  18 to 24 years 839 820 97.8 143 143 100.0 98 98 100.0 598 579 96.8
  25 to 34 years 5,016 4,909 97.9 1,912 1,849 96.7 174 166 95.0 2,929 2,895 98.8
  35 to 44 years 5,674 5,410 95.3 3,094 2,843 91.9 247 243 98.6 2,334 2,324 99.6
  45 to 54 years 2,517 2,369 94.1 1,489 1,360 91.4 134 129 95.9 894 880 98.5
  55 to 64 years 830 761 91.7 400 357 89.1 81 68 83.6 348 336 96.5
  65 years and over 503 492 97.7 130 119 91.5 28 28 (B) 346 345 99.8

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		11,116 10,601 95.4 4,880 4,468 91.6 658 632 96.0 5,578 5,502 98.6
  Under 18 years 58 58 (B) 0 0 (X) 25 25 (B) 33 33 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,263 1,237 98.0 195 189 96.9 138 138 100.0 930 910 97.9
  25 to 34 years 4,332 4,175 96.4 1,844 1,724 93.5 195 184 94.5 2,293 2,267 98.8
  35 to 44 years 2,996 2,828 94.4 1,632 1,467 89.9 140 139 99.6 1,224 1,222 99.8
  45 to 54 years 1,496 1,395 93.2 823 737 89.6 62 61 (B) 611 597 97.6
  55 to 64 years 588 534 90.9 278 252 90.3 66 52 (B) 243 230 94.6
  65 years and over 383 373 97.5 108 99 91.5 32 32 (B) 243 243 99.8

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		7,240 6,861 94.8 3,090 2,764 89.4 478 460 96.4 3,672 3,638 99.1
  Under 18 years 58 58 (B) 0 0 (X) 25 25 (B) 33 33 (B)
  18 to 24 years 712 705 99.1 93 87 93.6 91 91 100.0 527 527 99.9
  25 to 34 years 2,674 2,581 96.5 1,173 1,087 92.7 144 142 98.7 1,357 1,352 99.6
  35 to 44 years 1,999 1,868 93.5 1,002 874 87.2 105 105 99.4 892 890 99.8
  45 to 54 years 1,061 966 91.1 544 464 85.3 41 40 (B) 476 462 97.1
  55 to 64 years 407 354 87.0 203 176 87.0 43 29 (B) 161 148 91.9
  65 years and over 328 328 99.8 75 75 (B) 28 28 (B) 225 225 99.7

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		3,876 3,740 96.5 1,790 1,704 95.2 180 171 95.1 1,906 1,864 97.8
  Under 18 years 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X)
  18 to 24 years 551 532 96.6 101 101 100.0 47 47 (B) 402 384 95.3
  25 to 34 years 1,657 1,594 96.2 671 638 95.0 50 41 (B) 936 915 97.7
  35 to 44 years 997 960 96.2 630 593 94.1 35 35 (B) 332 332 100.0
  45 to 54 years 435 429 98.5 279 273 98.0 21 21 (B) 135 134 99.4
  55 to 64 years 180 180 99.8 76 75 99.4 23 23 (B) 82 82 100.0
  65 years and over 55 46 (B) 33 24 (B) 4 4 (B) 18 18 (B)

Poverty Footnotes

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